# Brea

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #38,316

## Definitions
1. A surname from Galician.
2. A city in Orange County, California, United States.

## Etymology
From Galician Brea. Compare Blea.

## Easily confused with
- **bro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brea-vs-bro)
- **bye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brea-vs-bye)
- **BSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brea-vs-bsa)
- **Bri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brea-vs-bri)
- **bru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brea-vs-bru)
- **bros** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brea-vs-bros)
- **bred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brea-vs-bred)
- **brew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brea-vs-brew)
- **Brit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brea-vs-brit)
- **brow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brea-vs-brow)
- **bruh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brea-vs-bruh)
- **brig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brea-vs-brig)
- **bree** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brea-vs-bree)
- **brie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brea-vs-brie)
- **brim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brea-vs-brim)
- **Brom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brea-vs-brom)
- **Bryn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brea-vs-bryn)
- **bruv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brea-vs-bruv)
- **bren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brea-vs-bren)
- **brin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brea-vs-brin)

## Common misspellings (3)
`bbrea`, `brrea`, `rbea`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/brea